DittoLive AFWERX 19.3 CS01 Phase II

Ditto’s proposed defense version would have 90% commonality with the commercial version. Ditto proposes adapting its commercially available technology to provide real time data communications infrastructure to solve disaggregating C2 and other data challenges faced by the Air Force.  Ditto’s adapted technology will provide missions with more robust access to vital data - updated when available, but available always - to allow for re-routing and in-mission planning that could not have happened before. Ditto also provides a robust resiliency against enemy attack on communications infrastructure, allowing crews and sensors to perform in degraded RF scenarios. Cyber Resiliency Office for Weapons Systems (CROWS) has a national defense-related mission need in the area of data integrity and synchronization in weapons systems during cyber-attack or electronic warfare (EW). Specifically, CROWS is interested in technologies and solutions that ensure pilots, flight crews and support teams can effectively transmit and synchronize critical data across multiple devices, platforms and other network connected systems instantaneously and ensure accurate and complete data synchronization should communications be disrupted in a cyber or EW attack / event. Warfighters rely on accurate and timely data during combat operations for targeting, force integration and teaming, mission direction, and situational awareness.  A critical component of effective flight team operations is the sharing of accurate and timely data from multiple distributed and networked systems, communication devices and sensors.  Ditto’s commercial products are designed for disaggregated data synchronization on many platforms but have not yet been fully trialed in the extreme communications denial environments and broad data needs experienced and required by Air Force missions.  The proposed Ditto Phase II program will focus on adapting the base SyncKit for use on Air Force weapons system platforms ensuring cyber security and resiliency in extreme Air Force environments and building specific data interfaces needed for unique Air Force communications systems.